Recent content by Jim123

Evening All, I've been flicking through a few train websites and came across this regarding toc's who want to keep you for a fixed period of time once they've trained you (understandably so) but i've not actually seen or heard any cast iron examples of this. Has anyone else on here? I'm about...

Afternoon all, I've a mate who's currently in Australia train driving who's looking to come over here in the near future. He wants to swerve London because it's too expensive a place to live so i'm trying to put a list together of all the depots in the UK to send over. I've got the south west...

Afternoon All, I just wanted to say thanks to everyone on here for posting their bits and pieces over the past few years. I filled out my uniform requirement the other day and i guess it's finally sunk in that my training starts in January and i've finally got there. It's been a few years...

Re strike ballot - nope Re rep who visited us to sign us up at our induction, he had a manky pair of jeans on and a 'who' t-shirt. To be honest, i don't think it would make a massive amount of difference if i did say something. The general consensus is that where certain reps are concerned...

I'v been a CSA for 4 months now and joined RMT because that's what everybody else is part of and made no sense to me to join another one. What I will say though is that i've found them to be pretty non-existent presence wise. Not one of them has made any effort with me as a new member of...

Morning, I'm a CSA at the moment and did these tests last year. The best bit of advice i can give to anyone doing these role plays is to just relax. Yes, it's intimidating but if you've done customer service work before then you shouldn't have any problems. If you've not done customer...

Afternoon Bill, Front end turns? Blimey....i bet all the waiting and tests/interviews now seem like a lifetime ago! I had my medical this morning and was passed F1 - Fit for role. It wasn't that daunting at all really. Just a normal one. The one i had for the underground was a lot more...

Had mine this morning and was passed F1 - 'fit for role' so it's just references now and roll on January. As mentioned before, i would imagine there will be a few more phone calls about places relatively soon. We all know that there are going to be more trains running as per the franchise...

Evening gents, Me too. I had call about Blackfriars the other week and have been given a provisional start date of Jan 7th as well. Medical is Thursday morning. Not 100% about it as i'm of 'rugby player' build ie: rugby players of the 70's! I'm fit but my bmi will be high which may be a concern...

Thanks Polar, much appreciated. Good bit of detail there...! Just out of curiosity, what kind of exam is it? I don't want any answers but am curious as to what kind of exam you'd get at a medical! I got the nod last week and the position is at Blackfriars. If the medical goes ok i'm due to...

Afternoon All, I know that there is plenty of information on here regarding the medicals but it seems to be scattered all over the site and it seems to vary quite a bit from TOC to TOC so, is there anyone on here who has had a medical in the last few months/weeks for Govia/FCC at grays inn...

Afternoon Bill, How's things going with your training? I just thought i'd email you as i got my call yesterday for a January start if i pass my medical in a couple of weeks. It hasn't taken as long as some of the others on here so i'm delighted. I've just got a couple of nosy questions if...

Well done chaps... Just out of curiosity, how long have you been in the 'pool' for now? I know the process is long and drawn out but i'm just wondering how long people have had their armbands on for? Also, i'm assuming it's for Govia now and not FCC?

Morning All, Has anyone on here got any more updates on these roles? I know that there have been some assessments taking place but has anything else happened? I applied myself but have heard nothing! No emails, no missed phone calls.....i'm feeling left out! Cheers Jim

I've just started as a CSA on the old contracts (fortunately) and i'm in the talent pool for FCC (now govia) for a drivers position. For me, i wouldn't completely rule out the contract CSA role. As Mojo mentioned there are wholesale changes afoot and from what i can work out, they will always...